THESE GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED AT THE BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ANSWER THE REQUESTS OF UPPER ELEMENTARY TEACHERS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ELEMENTS OF THE PHONETIC APPROACH IN THE TEACHING OF READING. THE BOOKLET INCLUDES NOT ONLY THOSE SKILLS TO BE INTRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE FIFTH- AND SIXTH-GRADE LEVELS, BUT ALSO…

A study examining the effects of systematized feedback on mathematics performance was conducted in natural classroom settings to extend the external validity of previous feedback studies. A posttest-only, internal-external control group design was used with three sixth grade classes serving as subjects. All classes utilized a "step" approach to…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; civilization of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into three subunits, each of which is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; physical geography of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; economic development of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first half of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections, in the second half, are lists, charts, or maps. The…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; social development of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first half of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections, in the second half, are lists, charts, or maps. The guide…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; government of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, each one for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 6-8. SUBJECT MATTER: Mathematics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three chapters. The central and longest chapter, which outlines course content, is further subdivided into 17 units, one for each of 17 content objectives. This chapter is in list form. The guide is offset printed and…

Viewing a videotaped model giving responses to a creativity test did have an effect on sixth graders' creativity performance in this study, but the effect varied with sex, race, creativity traits measured, and test used. (MJB)

The SCORER learning-strategies approach was used to teach 28 middle school students how to take tests. SCORER refers to Schedule, Clue, Omit, Read, Estimate, Review. Benefit of instruction was measured in terms of near and far generalization. Results are discussed and recommendations are made. (Author/MT)

Describes how a sixth grade class role played famous artists as they staged imaginary scenes from art history. Students researched their chosen artist, wrote scripts, and videotaped their performances. (JDH)

Seventy-three sixth graders were asked to detect contradictions within the assigned paragraph and information contrary to general knowledge. While prior studies have found ability to detect errors related to reading ability, the results of this study suggest that individual variations in error detection are more complex. Results are discussed.…

Sixth graders prepare and videotape classmates' interviews with television newscasters and an author for later screening for the whole school. (LS)

A teaching intervention study was conducted with sixth grade students to explore the interconnections between students' growing understanding of arithmetic expressions and beginning algebra. Three groups of students were chosen, with two groups receiving instruction in arithmetic and algebra, and one group in algebra without arithmetic. Students…

This paper illustrates the value of applying the law of parsimony to canonical correlation analysis solutions. The primary purpose of parsimony is that the more parsimonious the solution, the more replicable the model will be. The ultimate goal is to estimate an equal or reasonable amount of variance with the smallest variable set possible. A…